Gaffney Residential Historic District Explained

Gaffney Residential Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Floyd Baker Blvd., Johnson and Thompson Sts., Rutledge and Fairview Aves., and Limestone St., Gaffney, South Carolina
Coordinates:35.0669°N -81.6483°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
Added:March 27, 1986
Refnum:86000601

Gaffney Residential Historic District national historic district located at Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 111 contributing building in a primarily residential area of Gaffney. The majority of the buildings were built between about 1890 and about 1930, and consist of houses sited on large urban lots and oriented towards wide, tree-lined streets. Homes are generally of frame or brick construction with fine examples of the Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Victorian and Bungalow styles as well as traditional vernacular forms. Included in the district are homes of textile mill executives, merchants, and other professionals who lived in Gaffney during its boom period at the turn of the 20th century.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaffney Residential Historic District, Cherokee County (Gaffney). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
  2. Web site: unknown. n.d.. Gaffney Residential Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014. and Accompanying map